NUC budgets N8m for research, N85m to purchase vehicles

The National Universities Commission has budgeted N8m for research and development in 2018, while N85m is also earmarked for the purchase of motor vehicles at the commission’s secretariat in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

These figures were obtained by Punch correspondent from the 2018 budget proposal totalling N8.6tn, which was presented by President Muhammadu Buhari about two weeks ago.

Punch correspondent observed that the total expenditure for the NUC in 2018 is N4,122,549,530, out of which the salary bill is N1,434,223,306.

Under the maintenance services, the commission proposed to spend N3,357,885 on the maintenance of office furniture, while the maintenance of office buildings and residential quarters would gulp N60,075,664.

Punch, November 21, 2017

 

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